Chris G. Baldwin

Chris G. Baldwin


Lawson Lundell LLP

Recognized since 2006

Vancouver, British Columbia

Practice Areas

Mining Law

Natural Resources Law

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Mining Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Natural Resources Law
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Chris advises on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and mining companies, project development and mine operations throughout Canada and the world. He has assisted in the structuring and negotiation of hundreds of transactions, including farm-ins and joint ventures, corporate acquisitions and mergers and royalty sales. He has extensive experience with all legal aspects of the development, construction and financing of mines (including diamonds, coal and uranium), royalties, marketing contracts, ore sales contracts, impact benefit agreements with Aboriginals and environmental and regulatory matters. Chris has experience with tendering for mineral concessions and negotiating mining contracts with sovereign governments. His practice also includes acting as an expert witness in mining-related litigation.

Location
  • Cathedral Place, Suite 1600
    925 West Georgia Street
    Vancouver, BC V6C 3L2
    Canada
Languages
  • English
Bar Admissions
  • British Columbia, 1977
  • Northwest Territories, 1994
  • Nunavut, 1999
Affiliations
  • BC and Yukon Chamber of Mines - Member
  • Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Mining Law Advisory Board - Member

Lawson Lundell LLP
Headquarters: Vancouver, British Columbia

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Mining Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Natural Resources Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mining Law, Vancouver, Canada (2013)
  • Natural Resources Law, Vancouver, Canada (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 for work in:
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law
Awards:
  • Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada 2016: recognized for mining
  • Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers
  • Lexpert Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada: recognized for mining law every year since 1999
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: most frequently recommended as a Leading Practitioner for Mining law
  • Best Lawyers: Mining Law Lawyer of the Year in Vancouver for 2013
  • Best Lawyers: Natural Resources Law Lawyer of the Year in Vancouver for 2010
  • International Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers: highly regarded globally for mining law
  • Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada 2014: recognized for international transactions in the mining industry
  • Chambers Global 2016: recognized in the Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (Canada) category
  • Chambers Latin America-wide: recognized for Projects: Mining: Leading Canadian Firms
  • Expert Guides: recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of energy and natural resources
  • Who's Who Legal Canada: recognized for Mining law
  • Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated
  • Legal 500 Canada: recognized as the Leading lawyer in the Energy (Mining) category
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: recognized for Mining and Natural Resources law
  • Chambers Canada: recognized in the Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (Canada) category
  • Lexpert Special Edition: Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining

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